Beet-puller



(No Mordel.)V R. R. BURROWS.

BERT PULLER. I

Patented Apr. 12,1188?.

lvm/361,205.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ROBERT ROMAIN BURROVS, OF POTTER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

BEET-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,295, dated April12. 1887.

Application filed January 29, 1887. Serial No. 225,922. (No model.)

.To all whom it may' concern:

Be it; known that I, ROBERT ROMAIN BUR- RoWs, of Potter Valley, in thecounty of Mendocino and State of California, have invented anImprovementin Beet-Fullers; and I hereby declare the followingto be afull, clear, and eX- act description thereof.

My invention relates to the class of garden implements, and especiallyto those adapted for the pulling of those vegetables having roots orbulbs which grow in or partially in the groundsuch as beets, turnips,carrots, &c,

My invention consists in a handled blade adapted for gripping one sideof the vegetable and a peculiarly-curved fulcrum -lever pivoted to themain handle or blade and having a blade adapted for gripping and bindingon the other side of the vegetable, as I shall hereinafter fullydescribe.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective beet orother vegetable puller.

Referring to thev accompanying drawings, Figure l is aperspective viewof my beet-pull er, showing its primary adjustment to a beet. Fig. 2isla view showing its action in pulling the beet out of the ground.

A is the main blade, having, preferably, a shape widening to its loweredge and a concave face, the better to conform to. the contour of thebeet or vegetable. The blade is properly secured to or formed with ahandle, B, of a length sufficient to permit it to be easily operated. v

C is the gripping-blade, which may appropriately be termed the grappleIt has a widening shape and a concave face similar to blade A. It isformed with or connected to a lever, D, having an ogee shape, the partlettered d being the foot. This lever is pivoted at E to the mainhandle, or to the shank of the blade A, whichjoins the handle.

The use of the implement is as follows: The blade A is placed againstthe near side of the beet, Fig. 1,'with the handle B approaching to orin an uprightposition. The blade Clics ou the farther side of the beet,while the ogeelever D curves over its top, and itsfoot cl rests on theground and ,forms the fulcrum. Now, the handle B is pressed down, Fig.2, so as to force the y blade A againsts the beet. This pivot-pin intodifferent holes.

movement throws the weight upon the foot d of the ogee-lever D, so thatits blade C is pressed against and binds on the other side of the beet,thereby gripping it between the two blades. As the pressure on thehandle continues. the gripping force becomes stronger, and with the footd as a fulcruin the beet is pried out of the ground. When a vegetablewhich grows deeper in the ground is to be extracted, the implement iselevated above it and the blade A is driven in on one side ofit, whilethe blade O falls on the other side. The prying of the blade A will thencause the proper engagement of'the blade C, as before. In order to varythe leverage and capacity of the implement, I may provide for a changeof the pivotal connection between the parts by removing the (Shown ate.)

Iam aware of a root-puller having two blades with handles pivotedtogether, said handles being of equal length and operating similar toY apair of tongs to effect the gripping'of their blades. I am also aware ofa weed-'puller the gripping-blade of which is operated by acord or wireguided upwardly beside the main handle. The distinction between theseimplements and mine lies in the employment of an ogee-lever whichenables its foot to act as a fulcrum, and concave blades adapted toenter the ground and grasp the root or Vegetable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim vas new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, in a beet or vegetable puller, of the concave blade A,for gripping one side of the beet or other vegetable, a handle, B,formed or connected with said blade, a

concave blade, C, for gripping the other side of the beet or othervegetable, and the ogeelever D, formed or connected with the blade O,pivoted to the handle or other blade and having its free en d or foot dresting on the ground and acting as a fulcruin, substantially as hereindescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses:

D. A. BoGLE, J. S. HUNTER.

